Current Affairs 21st November 2016

Current Affairs 21st November 2016 - Important Points

• China Open Super Series title won by - PV Sindhu
• Mother Teresa International Award was granted to - Al Nahyan
• World Television Day was Observed on - 21 November 2016
• Housing for All scheme in rural areas was launched by - PM Narendra Modi
• Next Generation Weather Satellite GOES-R was launched by - NASA
• Delhi Half Marathon was won by - Eliud Kipchoge

Current Affairs 21st November 2016 - Details

China Open Super Series title won by - PV Sindhu

Among Important Sports Current Affairs, On 20th November 2016, China Open badminton tournament was won by PV Sindhu. She defeated Sun Yu of China by 21-11, 17-21, 21-11 in the finals played at Fuzhou, China.

Other winners were :

• Jan O Jorgensen ( Denmark ) won men's single title.
• Marcus Fernaldi Gideon (Indonesia) and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo (Indonesia) won men's double title.
• Chang Ye-Na (South Korea) and Lee So-hee (South Korea) won the women's double title.
• Tontowi Ahmad (Indonesia) and Liliyana Natsir (Indonesia) won mixed doubles title.

Mother Teresa International Award was granted to - Al Nahyan

Mother Teresa International Award was awarded to Shaikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan for his contribution in promoting peace and stability in the West Asia.

Shaikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan is UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.

Do You Know :

The Mother Teresa Awards are conferred on individuals and organisations that promote peace, social justice and equality and it was introduced in 2005.

World Television Day was Observed on - 21 November 2016

On 21st November 2016, World Television Day was observed across the globe with an aim to recognize the role of television in presenting the issues that affect all people.

Do You Know :

21st November was adopted as World Television Day by United Nations General Assembly on 17th December 1996.

Housing for All scheme in rural areas was launched by - PM Narendra Modi

On 20th November 2016, Housing for All scheme in rural areas was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Under this scheme environmentally safe and protected pucca house is aimed for every rural household by 2022.

Under this scheme one crore houses will be completed by March 2019 with minimum 1.5 lakh rupees support to every household. There is also a provision of Rs. 70000 bank loan under this scheme.

Next Generation Weather Satellite GOES-R was launched by - NASA

On 20th November 2016, Advanced geostationary weather satellite Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-R (GOES-R) was launched by NASA. With the help of this satellite US will able to get more accurate and timely forecasts. It is capable to  photograph lightning activity throughout Western Hemisphere about 200 times every second and also will monitor Sun to get crucial informations for forecasts.

Do You Know :

Full form of NASA is - National Aeronautic and Space Administration

Delhi Half Marathon was won by - Eliud Kipchoge

Delhi Half Marathon was won by Eliud Kipchoge. Eliud Kipchoge who also won gold medal at Rio Olympics recently is among greatest marathon runners. Eliud Kipchoge is a long distance runner from Kenya. 

Yigrem Demelash of Ethiopia finished second at the event while Augustine Choge from Kenya finished third.